It's hard to believe that nobody up to this point has come up with this buoy concept before., it seems so very logical.

The deeper root to all these symptoms is the unwillingness of the general public to accept higher defense budgets. I can relate, as it is the same in my country, Germany. Politicians can always get easy approvement ratings through defense budget cuts and keeping it lean, and the Armed Forces aren't really part of…

The deeper root to all these symptoms is the unwillingness of the general public to accept higher defense budgets. I can relate, as it is the same in my country, Germany. Politicians can always get easy approvement ratings through defense budget cuts, and the Armed Forces aren't really part of public awareness. It's…

Having served as a machine gunner in the Bundeswehr paratroops, I can tell you: even with blanks those still sound fearsome. And since you usually group a bunch together (think ambush) you get pure MG3 porn.

Gotta love a gun without a trigger :)

I imagine that to the german soldier in WW I a tank rolling towards their trenches for the first time must have been scary.

Imho, there is another, quite simple reason, why this dirt-cheap solution was unattractive: it didn't create jobs. At least that's what politicians usually tell us, when they opt for expensive systems they want to see produced in their state. And since all those lobbying companies don't spend much on political…

my thought as well, that's why I looked at the taxiway of the 2007 hangar: I think the span next to the building gives a pretty good indication of the expected size of whatever it housed. Same might help with the new building.

I should clarify then: those crying for war should have to fight it themselves - exclusively. No young, able bodied men & women to send in his/her stead. You want war, you fight it.

I agree. I also think that putting all your eggs in one basket (ship) spells disaster in a hostile environment. The brits can tell anyone interested all about their incredible luck of not losing all its assets during the falkland war. And they had all their material spread over several ships...

If so, it is very troubling as haven't welearned that lesson far too many times in the past, all with horrific results?

"An advice seeker calling herself a "Frustrated Housewife" laments that she's always been attracted to the tall, dark and handsome types, but now finds herself married to a guy "about the same size as me and completely nonthreatening."

With this in mind, I doubt that Sweden's wild goose chase will be the last one of its kind for some time. As this technology spreads we will probably see more and more news about "foreign objects"suspected to be operating closely off friendly shores.

That made my day :D Thanks for the laugh!

Aha...

Are these training rounds or the real deal? If so, what ammo did they use?

Being able to punch Flyer 60s, in various configurations, rapidly out of the Osprey's rear ramps would be huge capability improvement and would perfectly fit tactics associated with the MV-22's unique abilities, one of which is inserting Marines behind enemy lines.

Exactly.